Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The first thing I notice as soon as
I walk out of my apartment is actually how silent my neighborhood is at what
usually is such a busy time. The rain falls gently into the large sized puddles
of water that’s been gathering all day long. People walk by quickly seemingly
annoyed by the rain, their feet squeaking from their wet shoes, each step they
take splashing in the puddles of water. I walk further down 2nd avenue
and start to hear the familiar sounds of cars swooshing by one by one. The
brakes screech and the tires slide on the wet street. I get a little further
and find a handful of construction workers, one barks out orders at the rest of
them. They grunt and curse back at him as they stomp one by one towards the
subway they’re working at. I begin to hear loud tools crushing rocks then
suddenly explosions coming from far beneath the ground. The ground shakes and a
little girl shouts out to her mother as her brother lets out an innocent laugh.

I keep trekking down the road and
begin to hear the faint sound of rock music. I decide to head towards it and as
the music gets louder I begin to hear the sounds of people cheering along with
it. I finally reach the point of origin and find it’s coming from a bar. A love
band is playing loudly and the people inside are seemingly drunk. They scream
at the top of their lungs over the music. The sound of glasses hitting others
can be heard as they drink their beers and wines. A couple stumbles out and
with the flick of a match they light up a cigarette. I can hear every inhale
they take as they keep puffing on. The two begin to bicker then suddenly they
start fighting over something the boyfriend has done earlier in the day. I
decide to walk on and the further I get the softer the sounds of the girlfriend’s
screams become. As I head back towards my place the rain begins to come down
even harder than before. I pick up my pace with the rest of the crowd. Everyone
is silent as they quickly walk towards their destinations. The rain is the only
thing that can be heard growing even louder than before as it adds to the now
giant puddles of water. Finally I get back to my place and happily get out of
the rain.

In this shot from one of my favorite films Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the film's main character Joel Barish played by Jim Carrey waits for a train to get him to work. To me this one shot perfectly sets up who Joel is as a character at this point in the film. You can barely even see him in the shot. I believe this is done to show that the character feels unimportant and just part of the crowd. It sets up the feeling of being lost among the world he no longer feels part of.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

My whole life I have always wanted to make movies. Ever since
a kid I have been fascinated with the idea of films being able to create whole new
worlds out of nothing. I believe this is due to the fact that I have always
been an adventurous person. I always crave excitement and never seem to be able
to keep the status quo. With the few movies I have made these traits have
always been part of their stories and pacing. I create movies where the
characters are constantly tested with a new threat or challenge to keep things
fresh and exciting. Most of the movies I love seem to embody this idea as well.
Filmmakers such as David Fincher, Martin Scorsese, Marc Foster, and even JJ
Abrams seem to create many films just like the ones I want to make. They always
seem to be able to create something new and original or simply take an old idea
and twist it up enough it becomes something so unique. I would love to make
films like those or even take different genres and mash them up together to
create new genres altogether.

The film Snatch written and directed by Guy Ritchie, is one of my all time favorites for many different reasons. The dialouge itself if witty and quite hilarious in my opinion, and is very fast paced which stays inline with the pacing of the film itself. Ritchie employs a hectic, intense energy when it comes to his directing style here, and that's the reason the film plays so well to me. The plot itself is all over the place, but in a good way if that makes sense.Throughout the film things just seem to fall into place like fate for most of the characters, while others have their own tricks and throw in a few good twists. The characters are my favorite part of the film, especially Brad Pitt's character who is pretty funny throughout. I'm kind of an action junkie too, so the fights and gunplay throughout only add to my love of the film as well. I believe anyone who enjoys fast paced films, with plenty of action and dark humor can appreciate the movie and should check it out. Trailer below!

One of my favorite websites has to be IGN.com. To me it's one of the coolest websites out there today, and always seems to be up to date on all the things I'm interested in. Not only does it have awesome news and information, but it's also designed in a very cool way. The index page tends to have all the new top stories of the day or week, and offers a clickable link to each topic of the site as well. You can click on movie news, tv news, music news, and even videogame news right on the homepage and it will take you to that part of the site which will feature topic specific stories in each section. Each news report has a clickable picture or headline that leads you to the information. On each story page you have the same options of the homepage in order to switch categories right there without having to go back to the index. Another really cool feature is it's ability to stream videos on any page without having to leave to the main story page itself, unless you want to. I really don't have any other improvements for the site. If you want to check it out, the link is right here below!ign.com

This intro to the film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo directed by David Fincher, was one of the coolest, yet strangest intros to a movie I have ever seen. The sleek black, oily look to it all kind of embodies a lot of the characters and plot of the film itself. If you look closely you even see some objects that appear in the movie later on, while others seem to embody the movie's theme and emotion. It doesn't hurt to have a score from Trent Reznor of The Nine Inch Nails and Katie O from The Yeah Yeah Yeahs covering a classic ACDC song to go along with it. It too just seems to embody the intensity and utter abnormality of the film's coming events.

Monday, March 26, 2012

Monday, February 20, 2012

Limbo
This screenshot from the movie Inception is one of the coolest images from the film in my opinion. The reason I'm drawn to it is not only because Inception is one of my favorite movies, but also because it's supposed to represent "Limbo" which is described as a place filled with "nothing but raw infinite subconscious". That description alone kind of blows my mind. So not only does this image evoke so many possible ideas as to what else can be in the trippy world created by director Chris Nolan, but it also brings me back to the day I first saw this film in theatres. It reminds me of how pumped i was to go see it, and how satisfied I was by the end.